Should Muncie welcome chickens?

They roam, poop and make noise, but so do dogs and cats

4:56 PM,
Apr. 26, 2013

Urban chicken farmer Maggie Goeglein began raising chickens for eggs in 2010 after she was laid off from her job. She ordered her four hens as chicks, which are now grown and friendly birds which have also become pets. Goeglein's chickens eat a ripe tomato from her hand.

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More than 30 people attended a panel discussion on urban chickens on a recent Saturday afternoon at Minnetrista.

When members of the audience, including city council members Nora Powell and Doug Marshall, were asked whether they would like to keep backyard chickens if doing so became legal in Muncie, about half raised their hands.

Toward the end of the hour-long discussion, someone in the audience asked why the panel did not include any opponents of city chickens. ...